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| Russian Empire | Mar 2 2010, 05:49 PM Post #1 |
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Russian Empire![]() Location of the Russian Empire in Eurasia Civil ensign Coat of Arms General Official name, long form: Russian Empire Official name, short form: Russia Unofficial names: Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria, Habsburg Empire Population: 176.4 million subjects (1914 est.) Anthem: God Save the Tsar Languages: -- Official: Russian -- Second: French -- Recognized regional: Finnish, Swedish, Polish Religions: Russian Orthodox Government Tsar Nicholas II of Russia Form of government: Absolute monarchy, Tsarist autocracy Capital city: Saint Petersburg Monarch: Nicholas II, Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov Grand Title: We, Nicholas II, by the grace of God, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias, of Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, Novgorod, Tsar of Kazan, Tsar of Astrakhan, Tsar of Poland, Tsar of Siberia, Tsar of Tauric Chersonesos, Tsar of Georgia, Lord of Pskov, and Grand Duke of Smolensk, Lithuania, Volhynia, Podolia, and Finland, Prince of Estonia, Livonia, Courland and Semigalia, Samogitia, Belostok, Karelia, Tver, Yugra, Perm, Vyatka, Bulgaria and other territories; Lord and Grand Duke of Nizhni Novgorod, Sovereign of Chernigov, Ryazan, Polotsk, Rostov, Yaroslavl, Beloozero, Udoria, Obdoria, Kondia, Vitebsk, Mstislavl, and all northern territories; Sovereign of Iveria, Kartalinia, and the Kabardinian lands and Armenian territories - hereditary Lord and Ruler of the Circassians and Mountain Princes and others; Lord of Turkestan, Heir of Norway, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Oldenburg, and so forth, and so forth, and so forth. |
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| Russian Empire | Mar 2 2010, 06:47 PM Post #2 |
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Military![]() War ensign of the Army Ground forces: 1,423,000 men -- With reserve: 3,115,000 men -- Total mobilization manpower: 22,000,000 men -- Imperial Army Regiments: --- 16 Guards regiments --- 16 Grenadier regiments --- 208 Infantry regiments --- 44 Siberian rifle regiments --- 20 Sharpshooter regiments --- 12 Finnish rifle regiments --- 8 Caucasian rifle regiments --- 22 Turkestan rifle regiments --- 64 regular cavalry regiments --- 52 regiments of Cossack auxiliary cavalry -- Imperial Russian Military Air Fleet --- 30 aviation detachments + 8 fortress aviation detachments ---- 244 aircraft ---- 14 airships ---- 213 pilots War ensign of the Navy Naval forces: Total number unknown -- In the pre-dreadnought era, the Russians operated the third largest navy on the face of the globe. The Russian fleet contained an interesting and varied collection of one-offs, experimental small battleships, two completely round ironclads each driven by 6 propellers, and some ocean-going giants of impressive size and lofty demeanor. The Tsarist navy also proved open to new weapons systems such as mines, torpedoes and submarines.[/i] |
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